Israel, much like the fortress of Tel-Chai that Jospeh Trumpeldor fought to defend against Arab conquerors in 1920, finds itself beseiged by enemies both within and without. Terrorists, would-be friends inside and outside Israel, and even bad government officials. Here are the discussions of one proud Zionist resident on the state of the nation and abroad.

Kirschenbaum, the Yisrael Beytenu secretary-general and a close ally of Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, said the party hopes to form a coalition with larger, center-left parties.

“If blocs are created on the Right and Left, then we will not be dependent on small parties and haredi parties, and we can bring a big change,” Kirschenbaum said at a political event at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan.

“We will not have to deal with those parties’ political extortion and make changes that are better for the State of Israel,” she continued.

One of the major changes, Kirschenbaum said, will be to the system of government.

Last week, Elkin said there is no right-wing bloc in the current election, because haredi parties are willing to join any coalition that will help them avoid having to serve in the army.

The coalition chairman spoke in an event closed to press, but a tape of his speech reached Ma’ariv reporter Ze’ev Kam.

Hotovely told high school students in Ness Ziona that the only way to bring equality in the burden of IDF service is to form a coalition without haredi parties.

At this point, I'm in agreement, especially when pondering how the Haredi parties were willing to join a left-wing government, especially Shas. And the left-wing governments did appease them by not making army service a duty for them as well, let alone special civilian service. Shas' leaders also mistreated Netanyahu at least a few times and relied more on socialist style approach to education by demanding that the state foot the bill for their yeshivas. On top of that, they also didn't do much on their part to put a stop to troublemaking in the Haredi public like sexual harrassment/discrimination/segregation.

So I really don't see the point of including Shas and UTJ in the coalition unless they agree to go by what better values the public would like them to embrace.

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I was born in Pennsylvania in 1974, and moved to Israel in 1983. I also enjoyed reading a lot of comics when I was young, the first being Fantastic Four. I maintain a strong belief in the public's right to knowledge and accuracy in facts. I like to think of myself as a conservative-style version of Clark Kent. I don't expect to be perfect at the job, but I do my best.